Germany to provide extra €1 billion to Ukraine in 2023 to strengthen its cyber defense and document Russia’s war crimes

Germany has earmarked an extra €1 billion ($1.03 billion) in its 2023 budget to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian cyberattacks and collect evidence of Russia’s war crimes, Reuters reports.

“The earmark is a win for the Greens, the coalition party which has been the strongest advocate of military support for Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion in February,” the report reads.

“The Ukraine budget makes clear that our support goes far beyond the important and necessary weapons deliveries,” said Robin Wagener, the Green legislator who chairs the parliamentary Ukraine group.

“We are investing massively in peace in Europe and Ukraine,” he also said.